A new chapter opens for More beautiful life. The television series, broadcast on France 3 from 2004 to 2022, will resume after a year and a half of stoppage, on TF1 this time, announced a leader of the chain in Le Figaro.
“ More beautiful life will be relaunched at the start of 2024 on the TF1 channel and our MYTF1 streaming platform,” deputy director general in charge of content, Ara Aprikian, told the daily. The broadcast time is yet to be decided. “I can only say that it will be prime time,” said the executive.
“The incarnation of a certain popular France, based on mutual aid”
This fiction located in Marseille was one of the star programs of the public service, with its 4,665 episodes which saw 3,232 actors parade, not counting the extras. It reached peak audiences of 6 million viewers in 2008, to end up with around 2.5 million followers.
As it was produced by a subsidiary of the TF1 group, Newen, its many fans were hoping for a return to the first channel. The series “is entertainment, but also the embodiment of a certain popular France, based on mutual aid”, welcomed the general manager of this production company, Vincent Meslet, questioned by Le Figaro.
New decorations and a “new creation”
“Filming is scheduled to start in mid-October,” he added. He stressed that it was going to be necessary to work quickly to redo the sets, the old ones having been destroyed. “It will not be a simple sequel, but a new creation” to “get fans of the first hour on board and at the same time open up to new audiences unfamiliar with the brand”, according to him.
Some characters present since the beginning must continue the adventure, including Mirta Torres, Blanche Marci or Thomas Marci. Others will be created.